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... with everyone else, you're thrown when you realise that what you're singing is not the lyrics being played and the song isn't even in English!

I also saw my first handball match over the weekend. Before coming to Denmark, I thought handball was the primary school game of four square. It isn't. It's a cross between football and basketball, where the aim is to throw the ball into the net. It was quite fun to watch - the atmosphere was really good as everyone was cheering ...

... are quite different as well. For two of my papers, I'm somewhat looking forward to the exam as it is simply an essay you hand in at the end of the semester with a discussion with the lecturer about what you wrote. For the other paper, it is a bit scarier - it is a problem question (which you receive when you walk into the exam room) and you have somewhere between 10-20 minutes to prepare for it before you give a presentation about how you ...

... work on Monday by gathering up all the gear/supplies we will need over the next few weeks. Was also a nice time to reconnect with folks at DTU, including Niels who I've stayed with on the last three trips. Hoping to get out fishing with him this time and also repay many of the excellent meals he fed me. We spent most of Monday afternoon melting plastic containers and trying to not get high on the fumes, great way to overcome jet lag.

... physiological condition influence their behavior and survival as they migrate to the ocean. Each fish is individually tagged so we can track their movements, hopefully enough manage to avoid being eaten by cormorants and pike! Big thank you to everyone who helped out with the project, we put in some long days but it should pay off. We also had lots of discussions about some future work we can do together in Denmark and Martin will likely be coming to Canada soon! Outside of ...

... that Germany are experiencing. They ride their beautiful bikes everywhere instead of driving and the Danes have been given the title of 'The Happiest People in the World' on a number of occassions. It would be a wonderful place to live, except for the cold and rain. Yesterday, for my last full day in Denmark, Frederik took me to see Den Gamle By, an open-air museum, which is a collection of 75 houses brought from all over Denmark. These houses date back to ...